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India patent rejections welcomed by HIV/AIDS groups
Sep 9, 2009 (Reuters via NationalPost.com)
India's rejection of patent applications on two life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs last week has been welcomed by health officials, who say it will ensure wider access to the medicines.
Farmers take to streets as Doha trade talks start in India
Sep 3, 2009 (The Christian Science Monitor )
More than 10,000 Indian farmers Thursday protested the opening day of international trade talks in Delhi, fearful that on top of their burdens of a crippling drought and deep debts, they will face an influx of cheap foreign crops from countries like the United States.
Ghana Debates Viability of Biofuels
Aug 23, 2009 (Voice of America)
Africa is central to the worldwide growth in biofuels, with Dutch, American, Swedish, Japanese, German, and British firms all competing for farmland to grow the next generation of energy producing crops. Some farmers in Ghana and ActionAid are concerned about what biofuels mean for food security.
Violence against girls is very common in Sissala East - NGO
Aug 23, 2009 (Ghana News Agency via Modern Ghana)
Madam Esther Boateng, program manager of ActionAid Ghana, has identified violence against girls in school as a common phenomenon in Sissala East District.
Clinton tour to Africa seen as move forward
Aug 14, 2009 (The Associated Press via The Philadelphia Inquirer)
ActionAid applauds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's strong emphasis around women's rights during her Africa trip.
Nigeria: Actionaid Sets Agenda for Hillary Clinton
Aug 8, 2009 (The Day via allAfrica.com)
Corruption, Niger Delta and aid effectiveness are among issues that ActionAid Nigeria has flagged off to engage the attention of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she begins her visit to Nigeria.
Clinton Begins Africa Trip With Stop in Kenya
Aug 4, 2009 (Voice of America)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the first stop on a seven-nation visit to Africa. ActionAid is urging African leaders and the United States to make sure that any increase in trade and jobs under AGOA is accompanied by efforts to improve working conditions for laborers and respect for human rights.
Protest held against Indian mine
Jul 27, 2009 (BBC News)
Activists, including ActionAid have demonstrated outside the annual general meeting of British mining company Vedanta, protesting against its plans for a mine in India.
Muslim women attend workshop on relevance of secular education
Jul 25, 2009 (Modern Ghana)
ActionAid is advising Muslim parents in the Northern Region have been advised not to concentrate their children's education on only Arabic teaching but should blend it with secular education.
Nigeria's $3b yearly food import bill worries UK group, others
Jul 16, 2009 (The Guardian)
Unbriddled importation of food items by Nigeria has attracted criticisms from organisations within and outside the country, which called on Federal Government to evolve a stitch-in-time initiative, as a foil against unwholesome depletion of the nation's foreign exchange reserves.
South Africa: Lesbians and HIV - low risk is not no risk
Jul 14, 2009 (Reuters AlertNet)
Women who sleep with women are not at risk of HIV transmission – or are they? AIDS advocates warn that it is time for a wake-up call about who is and is not at risk.
Obama Wins More Food Aid but Presses African Nations on Corruption
Jul 10, 2009 (The New York Times)
President Obama told African countries that the legacy of colonialism was not an excuse for failing to build prosperous, democratic societies even as he leaned on the world’s richest nations to come up with billions of dollars more to feed the hungry. Despite Obama’s efforts to boost the food aid initiative, agreed upon at the Group of 8 summit meeting, ActionAid says it remains unclear how much was actually new money.
Fighting season
Jul 2, 2009 (Himal Southasian)
As the U.S. administration sends more troops into Afghanistan, ActionAid warns that increased fighting will displace more people from their homes.
Rape, Defilement on Rise in Nebbi
Jun 17, 2009 (The New Vision)
Cases of rape and defilement are on the rise in Nebbi, Uganda. ActionAid’s “Women Won’t Wait” trauma treatment center is assisting survivors.
Poverty line should reflect inflation
Jun 15, 2009 (VietNamNet)
ActionAid and Oxfam call for the official Vietnam poverty line to be raised in order to respond to higher rates of inflation.
Aid groups helping Pakistan face "funding crisis"
Jun 11, 2009 (The Guardian)
Cash shortages and bottlenecks in delivering supplies to people uprooted by fighting in Pakistan's Swat valley have triggered the biggest humanitarian funding crisis in a decade, ActionAid warns.
The Trouble With Elections
Jun 10, 2009 (The Wall Street Journal)
In African countries where leaders have unrestricted power, it takes more than voting to bring about change. ActionAid has been urging locals to vote against violent politicians.
Climate change cash key to unlocking progress on global deal
Jun 9, 2009 (Reuters)
As negotiators in Bonn plod through the first draft texts about a new U.N. climate treaty, due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December, the real attention is on European Union finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday.
UN needs $543 million to assist displaced persons
Jun 5, 2009 (The News)
The international community and donors must provide $543 million for relief and early recovery assistance in Pakistan. ActionAid is on the ground helping by providing food, non-food items, health and hygiene kits to over 6,000 internally displaced persons.
Nigeria: ActionAid Boss Restates Importance of Women Education
Jun 4, 2009 (Daily Independent via allAfrica.com)
Country Director of the ActionAid Nigeria, Abdul Hussaini, says that education of women will enhance the development of the nation.
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